London 2012: time to find out who we are 0

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Post Views: 9 There is a sense that it could go either way, that we might pass this mammoth test or flunk it Jonathan Freedland Absolutely Fabulous co-stars Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders carry the Olympic flame in Chelsea. Photograph:

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The Middle East after Assad 0

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Post Views: 3 JOSCHKA FISCHER* TODAY’S ZAMAN BERLIN — What will the Middle East look like once the Syrian civil war brings about the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, whose clan has ruled the country with an iron fist for

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Don’t provoke us, Erdo?an says in stern warning to Syrian Kurds 0

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Post Views: 9 In this file photo, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an drew attention to sectarian clashes that occurred in Syria at his AK Party parliamentary group meeting in May 2012, (Photo: Today’s Zaman) TODAY’S ZAMAN, ?STANBUL Prime Minister

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Liberated Kurdish cities in Syrian Kurdistan move into next phase 0

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Post Views: 132 The national flag of Kurdistan and the flag of the PKK – which the PYD is affiliated with — are now being raised over the majority of government and public buildings in Syrian Kurdistan. Head of Democratic

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La sangre siria graba una nueva línea en la arena 0

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Post Views: 8 Pepe Escobar Asia Times Online Traducido del inglés para Rebelión por Germán Leyens A principios del siglo pasado se trazó una línea en la arena de Acre a Kirkuk. Dos potencias coloniales –Gran Bretaña y Francia– se repartieron

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El Cauca, síntoma del agotamiento de la Unidad Nacional y desafío para el movimiento popular 0

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Post Views: 12 José Antonio Gutiérrez D. Rebelión “No puede observarse la lucha de clases a través de los vitrales de una catedral, ni a través de las leyes de los capitalistas” (William “Big Bill” Haywood, 1910) “Chen Gen Kat

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Why so many communist philosophers? 0

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Post Views: 7 Santiago Zabala is ICREA Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Barcelona. His books include The Hermeneutic Nature of Analytic Philosophy (2008), The Remains of Being (2009), and, most recently, Hermeneutic Communism (2011, coauthored with G.

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Iran, Israel trade blame over Bulgaria attack 0

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Post Views: 27 Rival states accuse each other of plotting Bulgaria bus attack that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria  Israel’s UN Ambassador Haim Waxman said Iran’s fingerprints were all over the bomb attack in Bulgaria [Getty images] Iran’s UN

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Syrian military bombards rebel strongholds 0

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Post Views: 6 Attacks reported in Damascus, Aleppo and Homs province, as US confirms defection of Syria’s ambassador to UAE The Syrian military is continuing to use planes and helicopters to bombard areas where opposition fighters are mounting strong resistance.

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Hugo Chávez tells Venezuelans to drink juice not Coke 0

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Post Views: 9 President urges people to buy state-made Uvita to boost consumption of homegrown products and reduce imports Associated Press in Caracas Hugo Chávez at a campaign rally in Maracaibo. He has refused to stop using the airwaves for

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